Sheet music, Forepaugh’s Grand Zoological March, 14 X 10 5/8, 6 pp  Copyright 1877 F.W Helmick Cincinnato Ohio publisher. Elaborate lithograph by Strobridge Co. Cin. O.  
Adam John Forepaugh was an American horse trader and circus owner. From 1865 through 1890 his circus operated under various names including Forepaugh's Circus, Forepaugh's Gigantic Circus and Menagerie, The Forepaugh Show, 4-PAW Show, The Adam Forepaugh Circus, and Forepaugh & The Wild West.He ran a successful horse trading business which provided horses to street railway companies. He became wealthy selling horses to the U.S. government during the American Civil War. He entered the circus business by taking part ownership in a circus due to an unpaid debt for the purchase of 44 horses.In the 1870s and 1880s, Forepaugh and P. T. Barnum had the two largest circuses in the United States and competed fiercely.
Please note: The top right corner was missing and has been replaced. Beautiful full page litho; exhibits some wear and soiling, edge chipping and split spline, along with some damage along b/r edge, none of which distracts from the main body of work. sm et 333 175.